A study tour took place to South Africa in the first week of September 2019, for the Gambian River Basin Development Organisation (OMVG). The OMVG project includes the construction of a 1 600 km long, 225kV transmission line which traverses four countries.Read More

A successful workshop and tutorial session was held in Zambia in the last week of August 2019. The Workshop focused on cost-effective Substation Designs as featured in the Technical Brochure 740, which was published recently.Read More

As a country, the Netherlands has committed itself to the international climate agreements of, among others, Paris (COP21). The Netherlands translated the climate objectives into national energy agreements. Read More

SF₆ has been in use as an insulation medium since the 1960’s. It exhibits excellent properties allowing for more compact switchgear, transformers, and Gas-insulated Lines. While the lifespan is 30-50 years, SF₆ is, unfortunately, a severe green-house gas with the high global warming potential (GWP) of 22,800, relative to CO₂. Read More